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proverb
One should have general faith in the good intentions of others, but one should never neglect to take appropriate precautions against being deceived or cheated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Reportedly coined by Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936) and expressed in dialect by his character "Mr. Dooley" in Mr. Dooley's Philosophy (1900), p. 260: "Thrust ivrybody—but cut th' ca-ards."
